DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/20 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 50.6 - - 61.5 - - 63.9 - - 52.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 55 - - 97 - - 16 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 330 - - 1234 - - 2230 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 920 - - 920 - - 921 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1219 - - 2123 - - 3119 - - 936 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 190 - - 1819 - - 1403 - - 513 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 108 - - 207 - - 151 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 9 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 4 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 115 - - 141 - - 163 - - 091 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 0 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -79 - - -1693 - - -2054 - - -390 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1298 - - 3816 - - 5173 - - 1326 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7497 - - -7583 - - -8629 - - -7388 ODpotential blCL - - - 8716 - - 9706 - - 11748 - - 8324 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 67 - - 56 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.6 - - 61.5 - - 63.9 - - 52.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.6 - - 48.4 - - 44.9 - - 50.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.4 - - 60.9 - - 63.9 - - 54.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.3 - - 47.1 - - 43.7 - - 50.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 55 - - 97 - - 16 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 330 - - 1234 - - 2230 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 0 - - 0 - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 8 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 97375 4 067 4 235 8 280 6 317 97375 90141 6 042 5 349 4 028 3 052 90141 84588 4 003 2 063 2 150 5 011 84588 79986 7 358 1 179 4 260 8 347 79986 76003 2 017 5 251 9 278 9 326 76003 72478 6 333 6 296 5 301 7 302 72478 69303 7 326 6 318 4 273 12 277 69303 66399 14 310 13 318 10 297 13 291 66399 63707 17 305 17 298 17 295 17 307 63707 61093 20 296 19 297 20 288 22 301 61093 58364 21 300 23 299 24 286 27 292 58364 55533 33 307 27 301 25 291 25 288 55533 52830 38 304 32 300 29 299 26 297 52830 50389 37 300 35 295 35 300 31 304 50389 48189 36 297 35 295 36 298 35 303 48189 46178 36 296 33 294 35 295 38 300 46178 44322 34 296 32 289 35 294 39 298 44322 42597 31 297 30 284 34 293 39 297 42597 40985 30 302 28 282 32 290 38 297 40985 39472 31 306 24 286 29 288 37 299 39472 38045 30 309 23 292 27 288 36 303 38045 36666 27 312 24 294 24 289 34 306 36666 35268 22 320 21 297 21 295 31 303 35268 33829 15 322 15 297 17 296 22 297 33829 32356 14 310 13 300 16 301 16 303 32356 30830 16 299 14 305 16 316 16 318 30830 29230 18 292 13 303 13 328 15 335 29230 27552 17 291 12 286 8 337 14 350 27552 25791 12 300 7 284 7 298 9 005 25791 23952 6 310 7 301 5 275 5 339 23952 22042 4 307 5 292 6 274 6 291 22042 20049 11 312 6 299 8 268 9 286 20049 17969 9 313 6 311 6 269 9 285 17969 15842 5 335 4 326 3 302 5 300 15842 13790 5 310 6 306 4 349 2 032 13790 11926 2 269 6 273 6 308 3 012 11926 10274 2 070 4 189 6 246 4 278 10274 8811 1 041 5 156 7 204 6 216 8811 7513 1 102 5 172 7 197 7 188 7513 6364 2 122 4 189 6 202 7 184 6364 5350 4 158 5 197 6 207 7 208 5350 4461 6 146 6 193 5 209 8 213 4461 3679 5 144 8 187 4*182 9 196 3679 2982 6 149 7 176 4*161 6 177 2982 2366 7 135 5*147 3 160 5 133 2366 1852 10 124 5*142 3 162 9 109 1852 1460 10*120 4 141 3 164 13 100 1460 1192 7*116 4 141 3 166 13 095 1192 1029 6 115 4 139 3 166 11 093 1029 936 5 114 3 141 2 169 5*091 936 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography